Weak Hero Class 2 - EP 7 & 8
Added 2025-05-16 12:11:08 +0000 UTCAnd here ends WHC2. What a RIDE, I can feel myself being drawn in by the clutches of hyperfixation as I write this, I truly don't think I can let them go. Variety next week will WHC content and I'm SOO ready to dive in. This is such a special, wonderful show and I'm so grateful to everyone who voted on the original poll for series one and got me hooked on it. Gonna read the webtoon next hehe
If you're interested in the podcast I referenced you can listen to it on spotify here
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if you really like this i think you should watch Boyhood or Once Upon a Boyhood. It's similar to weak hero but based in the 80s and less "bromance" but it's there in my opinion.
Crystal World
2025-05-24 12:14:11 +0000 UTCLove this comment, and I definitely feel similarly about the season. But there were some parts about it that hit hard
bubble
2025-05-19 00:17:26 +0000 UTCsieun is truly one of my favorite characters of all times my beloved…..yeon sieun you are so so loved by the people around you and you will never be alone again <3 tbh bakubaekjin and baekjin in general make me feel so sad </3 that split second kinda smile that baekjin does while fighting baku when he sees baku smiling……bae nara the actor that you are. also the beomseok part…god him representing sieun’s guilt and trauma and finally letting go. im glad hong kyung was here for this season too hes such a good actor i know im in the minority here but if we ever get whc3 i need them to give us more bakugotak bc theyre soo cute and fun i love them honestly i dont think i will ever be able to move on from this show, ive rewatched whc1 and whc2 an ungodly amount of times its getting crazy. honestly i dont even need a s3 (also im lowkey afraid of what that would look like and if the writing would still be as good) i just need one (maybe two) episode of suho’s recovery and trying to adjust to everything, just shse navigating life with bakugotakjuntae basically. thank god for fic writers bc there are some amazing ones dealing exactly with that
lena
2025-05-17 09:33:46 +0000 UTCoh my fucking god
Freddie
2025-05-17 07:56:18 +0000 UTCWHAT
Freddie
2025-05-17 07:55:13 +0000 UTCthe scene with beomseok and sieun had me BAWLING!!!!
ema
2025-05-17 02:22:45 +0000 UTCAw, I'm glad you enjoyed it so much! It's been interesting seeing and reading other ppl's reactions, and I'm a little envious, because (sadly) for me, this season just didn't quite land in the same way as S1 - I just wasn't really invested in any of the new characters, and I found myself only caring because Sieun cared. The only beats that made me emotional were ones which directly paralleled or referred to the S1 characters and dynamics, but when it came to the new friendship group, I found myself thinking they were pale imitations of the originals...sorry!! It's not that I didn't like them, more that there was just something lacking, some elusive quality, that would have made them come alive for me, or feel more fully realised and nuanced. Actually, very unpopular opinion, but Baekjin (and his past with Baku) is probably the only one who stood out to me, but possibly more because of the potential for backstory than what we actually got in the show (and admittedly I do have a soft spot for the actor cos his work in DP S2 was *spectacular*). Echoing others, I do think they did a fantastic job of incorporating Suho into the season - he was SO present despite being almost entirely absent. And Seongje was a lot of fun! It definitely felt more webtoony than S1, which makes sense given what each season covered, so even though I totally agree it straddles the line tween realism and fantasy very well, I think I missed that slightly more grounded, intimate quality we got in S1. S2 occasionally felt more generic - I was getting flashbacks to Gokusen and High&Low! Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed it very much and have nothing but praise for the acting. But on an emotional level, WHC (the tv drama), for me, will always be the story of Sieun-Suho-Bumseok, and that's true of both seasons. In fact (and this won't mean anything to anyone, but it's just struck me so I'm saying it anyway!), it very much reminds me of a UK show called In the Flesh - S1 was, imo, perfect television, but the most utterly devastating thing I've ever watched. It was intimate, contained, exquisite, and breathtakingly heartbreaking. S2, on the other hand, opened the world up, and in doing so it slightly lightened the tone of the show and brought some hope into it, but at the same time it lost that intimacy that made S1 so unique and powerful. And I love both seasons, but if we're talking sheer psychological/spiritual/soul-shattering impact, it's S1 hands down. And think that's where I'm at with WHC. Best way to gauge for me is rewatch potential - I've already rewatched S1 many a time, and yes, some scenes in particular, but the entire show too. Whereas S2 I already know the only scenes I'll rewatch are the ones that relate to Suho/S1. But that's fine! We all take different things from our media and what hits hard for one person might miss for another. I'm very torn about a S3 because part of me always thinks don't mess with perfection/let sleeping dogs lie etc, and I have specific worries (I live in fear of straightwashing!), but at the same time I would dearly love to see post-coma Suho explored - him trying to adjust to effectively being more than a year behind all his peers, to Sieun having made new friends and being about to graduate, to Suho's own body maybe not being quite what it was...oh ho ho the potential for angst (but with a happy ending) is delicious! But I'm also not convinced that's the type of show webtoon fans signed up for, though I'm sure they could throw in enough big action set pieces to make everyone happy! But also someone pointed out military service makes things tricky from a casting/scheduling pov, considering most of the core cast have yet to enlist... No point worrying bout it though - que sera, sera! I'm happy to just keep watching that reunion scene on repeat until I die!
fishinabook
2025-05-17 01:01:51 +0000 UTCi cried ONCE AGAIN when we finally saw suho… i saw this scene a few times now and i cry every time, and this is absolutely crazy because i usually don’t cry easily in front of series/movies. This show changed me, this show made me go through so many emotions. I really need another season with suho even if i know the webtoon actually ends like that. I need more of sieun and him but also with the other guys 😭😭😭
renabinnie
2025-05-16 17:31:34 +0000 UTCSeason 3 is CONFIRMED BESTIE
Nimo
2025-05-16 17:09:41 +0000 UTCI saw a theory this morning that said what if beomseok died abroad and that’s why he’s stuck in the place (the place where it happened) ,and that while sieun was in a coma he visited beomseok there, but couldn’t stay. And maybe that’s why suho was in a coma for so long, he was there with beomseok. Just a theory but I’d say a very good one
bubble
2025-05-16 16:54:40 +0000 UTCAlso sieun crying leaving beomseok behind in the boxing ring was such a beautiful depiction of the way we sometimes have to leave toxic people behind, even knowing there are so many reasons why they are the way they are, and even wishing we could help them, sometimes there is no choice but to let them go in order to move forward in life.
bella
2025-05-16 15:44:36 +0000 UTCI don’t think any piece of media has affected me in the same way this show has. Sieun is such a brilliantly crafted character, I felt his emotions so viscerally the entire time in a way that felt so personal, yet the feelings weren’t being drawn from my own experiences resonating. It was so clearly HIS grief, but I FELT it so deeply. But then at the same time I felt his joy and his love so much as well. The final scene, I physically had to sit upright because I didn’t know what to do with all the love inside of me. I thought this season did such a beautiful job of carrying suho’s presence the entire time, underscoring sieun’s thoughts and actions the entire time, so that finally seeing him at the end was like that iconic fanfic cliche of ‘releasing a breath I didn’t know I was holding’.
bella
2025-05-16 15:43:46 +0000 UTCYay, I'm so gonna watch this reaction, when I'm able to cry ....again😭
SUEME08
2025-05-16 14:49:16 +0000 UTCCan’t wait for the WHC content yayyyyy😩💕
ola
2025-05-16 13:11:19 +0000 UTCThe director said that Su-ho and Sieun are like first love!! And Hyunwook and Jihoon agreed. 🥰🥺☺️💕
Jasmine
2025-05-16 12:34:56 +0000 UTC
